Answer :

The answer is C
To make sure, A shows how the word describes another word.
B is wrong because the word oozed should be italic.
Lastly, D should be wrong because barren describes and isn't what should be in italic.

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Rewritten by : Barada

The first one is correct!! Hope it helps